Ecclesiastes
How each chapter begins
- Ecclesiastes 1
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
- Ecclesiastes 2
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
- Ecclesiastes 3
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
- Ecclesiastes 4
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and…
- Ecclesiastes 5
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who…
- Ecclesiastes 6
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- Ecclesiastes 7
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
- Ecclesiastes 8
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the…
- Ecclesiastes 9
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands…
- Ecclesiastes 10
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Ecclesiastes 11
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
- Ecclesiastes 12
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you…